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    Home » Recipes » Dinner & Lunch

    Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe

    Published: Jul 20, 2017 · Modified: Mar 5, 2025 by Abeer Rizvi · This post may contain affiliate links · 65 Comments

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    Quick and easy homemade pizza dough recipe from scratch, requiring basic ingredients and 20 mins rise time. Best pizza dough ever that freezes well too.

    Your search for the PERFECT no fail homemade pizza dough recipe comes to an end today!

    This is my Mom's recipe and she has been making it for years.

    This BASIC pizza dough recipe comes together in LESS that an hour, which is perfect for family pizza nights.

    There is 10 mins of prep time, 20 mins of rise time and about 20 mins of baking.

    In the past, I have tried a few recipes for homemade pizza dough without yeast and I really did not like them.

    They just did not have the same wonderful texture as regular pizza.

    My DREAM is to some day visit Italy and learn from the chefs there how to make authentic Italian pizza dough recipe.

    However for now, I am HAPPY with this recipe and I hope you like it as much as my family.

    Best Pizza Dough Recipe

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    Here are some TIPS for making quick homemade pizza dough:

    • Use bread flour if you like a CRISPY crust.
    • Use all-purpose flour if you like a CHEWY crust.
    • You can also use a combination of all-purpose and whole wheat flour. I like to add some whole wheat flour during the kneading process.
    • You MUST use traditional active dry yeast in this recipe, not instant rapid rise yeast.
    • Make sure your yeast has NOT expired. If it's too old, it won't bloom/ poof and your dough won't rise.
    • Water must be warm and not hot. The recommended temperature is between 100 degrees F- 110 degrees F. Very hot water kills the yeast. Use a thermometer for best results.
    • Rising time can VARY depending on how hot or cold your kitchen is. If if it's warm, your dough will rise quickly. If it's cold, it will rise slowly.
    • Divide the dough into 6 or 7 smaller portions and make small individual personal sized pizzas.
    • Divide the dough into 3 portions and you can make 3 thin crust pizza dough balls (12-14 inches).
    • You can add some dried herbs and seasonings to make this dough even more FLAVORFUL.
    • This dough is great for breadsticks, cheesy garlic bread and cheese sticks too.
    • This dough is also great for grilling and BBQ.
    • To make this pizza dough WITHOUT mixer, let the yeast bloom first. Meanwhile, mix together the flour, salt and herbs/seasonings in another mixing bowl. Add the yeast mixture and oil. Mix with a wooden spoon until dough starts to come together. Then, transfer it onto a floured surface and knead into a smooth ball. Make sure to oil your hands first to prevent stickiness. Place dough ball in a greased bowl. Cover and let it rise.
    • LEFTOVER baked pizza can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
    How To Make Homemade Pizza Dough

    How do you make homemade pizza dough from scratch? How do you make pizza base?

    The process is very SIMPLE. Start off by dissolving the yeast, sugar and warm water in a bowl until the yeast blooms and the water becomes foamy. In a large mixing bowl, add the flour and "poofed" yeast, seasonings and salt. Mix everything together until smooth. A KitchenAid mixer really helps. Cover bowl with saran wrap and let it rise for 20 minutes. Divide the dough into two balls. Roll it out and spread it on greased pizza pans. Add pizza sauce, toppings and cheese. Bake for about 20 minutes and enjoy!

    How do you cook pizza dough?

    Once the dough has had a chance to rise, transfer it to a floured surface and knead it until it's no longer sticky. The, divide into 2 portions. Roll them out, spread them on greased pizza pans, add desired toppings and bake until fully cooked. Let baked pizza cool down for 5 minutes before digging in.

    How long does it take to cook pizza dough? How long does it take to bake a pizza?

    For a regular pizza crust, it will take about 18-20 minutes. For a thin crust pizza, it will take about 10-12 minutes. Basically, the rule of thumb is to that pizza is ready when the edges are firm and golden brown and cheese is fully melted and toasty.

    Basic Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe

    How do you make pizza dough with flour?

    The recipe below uses all-purpose flour but you can also use bread flour or a combination of all-purpose and whole wheat flour. You can also use all white whole wheat flour but the texture will be slightly different. Regardless of what flour is used, allow the yeast to bloom first. Then mix it in with the flour, herbs, salt oil until you have a smooth ball. Let it rise.

    What temperature to cook homemade pizza?

    400 degrees F is the ideal temperature for making a pizza in an oven at home.

    How to freeze homemade pizza dough? How to store homemade pizza dough?

    To freeze this dough, let it rise until it doubles in size (1-2 hours). Then, divide the dough into 2 or 3 portions. Roll them into balls. You may need to use some additional flour to get rid of any stickiness. Wrap each dough ball in saran wrap and then pack them in freezer bags for up to 1 month.

    How do you use frozen pizza dough?

    Remove prepared pizza dough from the freezer and let it thaw in fridge overnight. Once it has thawed, roll it out, add your toppings and bake.

    Quick and Easy Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe

    Well, that's all for today.

    If you liked this recipe, you may like some of these other Italian dinner recipes:

    • Meatball Lasagna Roll Ups
    • Meatball Parmesan Bake
    • Lemon Garlic Pasta (One Pot Recipe)
    • Slow Cooker Easy Chicken Alfredo
    • Spinach Lasagna Rolls (Roll Ups)
    • One Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs

    Recipe

    Best Easy Homemade Pizza Dough on Countertop With Flour, Tomatoes and Rolling Pin.

    How To Make Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe

    Abeer Rizvi
    Quick and easy homemade pizza dough recipe from scratch, requiring basic ingredients and 20 mins rise time. Best pizza dough ever that freezes well too.
    4.73 from 44 ratings
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 50 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American, Italian
    Servings 2 pizzas
    Calories 1196 kcal

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    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups Warm water
    • 1 tablespoon Active dry yeast
    • 1 tablespoon Granulated sugar
    • 5 cups All-Purpose flour Divided in half
    • 2 tablespoon Olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon Salt
    • 1 tsp Italian seasoning Optional
    • ½ teaspoon Garlic powder Optional

    Instructions
     

    • In a small bowl, mix together warm water, yeast and sugar. Let it sit for 5 minutes at room temperature until the yeast blooms or "poofs" and becomes foamy.  
    • In your KitchenAid mixer, add half the flour, oil and the "poofed" yeast. Attach the hook attachment and mix. 
    • Add the remaining flour, salt, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and continue mixing until you you have a smooth ball of dough. You can knead with your hands too. 
    • Transfer dough to a large greased bowl and cover with saran wrap and let it rise for 20 minutes. 
    • Remove dough from the bowl and place it on a floured surface. 
    • Knead it with additional flour (a few tablespoons at a time) to get rid of any stickiness. 
    • Divide the dough into two equal parts and shape them into balls. 
    • Roll them thin on a well-floured surface and place them on two generously greased round pizza pans.
    • Spread pizza sauce and toss your favorite toppings and lots of cheese.
    • Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 18-20 minutes or until firm and golden brown along the edges. Enjoy!

    Notes

    • Read all my tips above.
    • You may also like this 2 Ingredient Pizza Dough (Weight Watchers Pizza) Recipe.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 1196kcalCarbohydrates: 248gProtein: 34gFat: 4gSodium: 3635mgPotassium: 391mgFiber: 10gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 30IUCalcium: 69mgIron: 15mg

    An automated tool is used to calculate the nutritional information. As such, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information provided for any recipe on this site.

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    Comments

    1. Shunder

      April 17, 2020 at 3:23 pm

      Can this be used in a cast iron skillet?

      Reply
      • Abeer Rizvi

        May 09, 2020 at 12:09 am

        I haven't tried that to know what would happen but if you try it, I would love to hear how it turns out.

        Reply
    2. Kristin

      May 05, 2020 at 6:31 pm

      I used this dough to make grilled pizza exactly as it was. I cut cook time in half because the dough cooks faster on grill. Cooked one side 5-7 minutes, removed from grill, dressed pizza, cooked other side for 5-7 minutes. It was delicious! Best pizza dough recipe...I won't use another!5 stars

      Reply
    3. Ruthann

      June 09, 2020 at 5:05 pm

      I made this half and half with organic white flour and with an accident flour/grain called Einkorn. Most beautiful and best crust I’ve ever made! Loved it so much and it’s way faster than most!!5 stars

      Reply
      • Hailey

        June 12, 2020 at 8:02 pm

        This turned out amazing! I used part of it to make taco roll ups (filled with taco meat and cheese) and my 1 year old loved them! Usually have had difficulty with pizza dough in the past, but this recipe was easy and turned out absolutely perfect. This definitely will be my new go to recipe.5 stars

        Reply
    4. Penny

      June 20, 2020 at 1:16 pm

      Made this for my wood fired pizza oven and it turned out great!  Thanks for the recipe.5 stars

      Reply
      • Abeer Rizvi

        June 21, 2020 at 3:14 pm

        I am happy you enjoyed it!

        Reply
    5. Patricia Daly

      July 13, 2020 at 9:39 pm

      Easy, fast and delicious.5 stars

      Reply
    6. Nicole

      February 15, 2021 at 3:22 pm

      My go-to pizza dough, I use it for pizza, stromboli and calzone.  A quick, simple pizza crust, thank you!5 stars

      Reply
    7. Penny

      March 13, 2021 at 11:19 am

      I froze half the dough  and am using now and it’s fine good easy recipe5 stars

      Reply
    8. Ashley B

      June 17, 2021 at 8:57 pm

      10/10! Thank you for sharing. We have been waiting an hour for dough to rise for years! This recipe is super easy and quick! We loved it! Thanks again 5 stars

      Reply
      • Jenn

        March 14, 2024 at 10:12 pm

        Super easy for my first time; I just put everything in bread machine and put to dough setting and voila! It became a beautiful dough ball! I added seasoning to dough for more flavor and it smelled delicious! I put it in fridge til tomorrow after work then will make the pizza so will reply how all that worked out but this is my now go to pizza dough for sure5 stars

        Reply
    9. Laurie

      January 24, 2022 at 4:37 pm

      I have been using this recipe for about a year now and we use it for our meatless Mondays. We are a family of five - 13, 14, 18, and my hubby and I and one batch is perfect for all of us! Thanks for this! 5 stars

      Reply
    10. Kathryn

      March 08, 2022 at 5:51 pm

      I love this recipe! We like a thinner crust so next time I may divide in thirds. Delicious and easy!5 stars

      Reply
    11. Zachary Newcombe

      June 21, 2022 at 5:56 pm

      I have made countless pizza dough recipes some have failed others are great. This recipe leads the pack for versatility. Today I used it to make mozzarella string cheese stuffed garlic breadsticks. The only changes I made were to add I tlbs Italian seasoning and I tlbs granulated garlic to the dough. They came out of the oven golden and fragrant. I basted them with my homemade roasted garlic and butter while hot and served them with my lasagne. My wife ate 2 and she's a tiny eater. I plan on using this recipe for panzarotti, pizza bombs, chicken ceasar wraps, Stromboli anything else I can think of stuffing as well as traditional pizza. It's wonderful to work with. Tops on my list and now written in my go to book of tried and true recipes. Thank you5 stars

      Reply
    12. Grandi Sandi

      September 14, 2022 at 2:31 pm

      It is now my go-to pizza dough recipe --- hubby and grandkids approved !5 stars

      Reply
    13. David Bockman

      December 23, 2023 at 5:53 pm

      Just my opinion everyone, I think there’s a teaspoon too much salt.  I made only for 1 pizza.  This is the first time I’ve used this recipe and I’ll adjust next time, but over all the crust comes out very well. Great texture and firmness.5 stars

      Reply
    14. Yesenia

      October 10, 2024 at 7:18 pm

      I used all purpose flour and the consensus from the family was “thick but GOOD!”

      Would definitely use this recipe again, maybe with bread flour next time. Quick and easy, good instructions!5 stars

      Reply
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